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[Redmi Note 2 General] Adam Hui:
Aparted said ext sdcard doesnt unmount properly, so i couldnt take any action with its partition. I used to try merge (delete 2 partitions : fat32 & ext4 then repart & format to become to 1 ext4 partition) on 8gb class10 samsung evo.

My 2011 lt18i got Marshmsllow CM13 a month ago even faster than XZ5 :P , so i need ext sdcard with 1 partition ext4 as its internal was a harsh 512mb left :)) .

Anyone have a workaround for this, i'm on MR 7.2.3.0 base, i've unmounted ext sdcard at storage setting & busybox was with me though.
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
Personally, I do things like this from Linux (using GParted). You can do it from a VM, if you are running Windows (you would need to have one of those USB card readers that you can slot your sdcard into - they're one a penny nowadays on various websites, including ebay).

PS: can't you do this from TWRP?

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Probably not - not even in Brisbane :p

I am quite happy with the current version, so I'll probably give the update a miss.

Thanks. I have removed them, with no obvious deleterious impact. There are all sorts of corpses in /data/data/* - I guess the only way to remove all those ones is to wipe data (which I'm not going to do anytime soon).
[Redmi Note 2 General] efr07:
Hello. the phone dials the number in the tests after these tweaks ?
[Redmi Note 2 General] thetrukos:
Just replace the original boot.img, with this?

then install the rom through twrp?

Is it possible that you upload a zip to install?

Thank you.?
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] Thanks for letting me know. It is strange why this does not unpack with linux tools - all I can think of that is different in AndroidMasterChef is that it adds what it calls an "MTK Header" to the image.

[MENTION=7206918]efr07[/MENTION] I do not understand what you are asking. More information please.

[MENTION=6403012]thetrukos[/MENTION] Yes, replace the original boot.img with this one and install as usual. This is just a helping hand to get past the first part of the described skinnying process.

Some people are not confident to unpack, edit and repack a boot.img so here is a premade one.

You can also install this boot.img directly to the boot partition of the phone that it is already running stock MIUI 7.1.1 to 7.1.4.

It will boot slightly faster and give you init.d support plus upgrade the kernel to that which comes with 7.1.4 - that is all. If you had tweaks embedded in the previous boot.img, they will be gone.
[Redmi Note 2 General] efr07:
After many tweaks, the phone is gaining in antutu and geekbench tests ? And you can make a kernel with built-in tweaks for 7.1.4 ?
[Redmi Note 2 General] cafezeenuts:
Sorry for the noob question.

What is the recommended MIUI stable rom to use, Global or China?

Cheers
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=7206918]efr07[/MENTION] I take it you are asking about Antutu benchmark performance? Antutu is crap - use Geek Bench if you must use any benchmark.

The tweaks are not to give you an artificially high score in benchmarks, they are to give good battery life and real-world performance.

To get the best possible benchmark score, set the cpu min and max frequency both to the max frequency and governor to performance. Now stick the phone in the freezer for 15 minutes and run the test just once while it is still in there. If the phone is running at full speed, it will not get to the end of a benchmark test without thermal throttling to a slower speed unless you cheat by sticking it in the freezer or if you live in Siberia.

If you are running AOSP and some other custom ROMs, the phone will simply get stinking hot because thermal throttling doesn't quite work. That is why you see high score posted for crap ROMs.

Repacking the boot.img with edited scripts is not the same as making a custom kernel. I am yet to see a custom kernel for our phone.

[MENTION=2771703]cafezeenuts[/MENTION] MIUI 7.1.4 china stable has many fixes over MIUI 7.1.3 global stable so I highly recommend it. Unfortunately it only has Chinese or English languages so it doesn't suit everyone.

Using the boot image from 7.1.4 on 7.1.3 works and gives you some of the benefits.

I am revising the thread today to add and fix a couple of things so please re-read later.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
First 3 posts revised with changes.

I went back through a full MIUI install to "super skinnying" process and caught a couple of oversights / improvements.

The most important change is not to uninstall themes as it stops you changing sounds which I already knew but didn't remember to warn about:p

In case anyone is wondering, a lot of the remaining odd sounding apps that have no icons in the launcher are part of the Engineering Mode group of tests.
[Redmi Note 2 General] cafezeenuts:
[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] Thanks for the clarification on which rom to use.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Xabadou:
Tested new boot.img+script on 1st.post and limit cpu with this values:

echo 1781000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq

echo 1781000 > /proc/cpufreq/cpufreq_limited_max_freq_by_user

After 14 Hours I have 82% battery with 52 min. screen.

Works very good!
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=6199310]Xabadou[/MENTION] Thanks for the feedback. What version MIUI are you running and how "skinnied down" have you gone?

You should also notice a cooler ear after long calls:)
[Redmi Note 2 General] Xabadou:
I am running Miui 7.1.1 from Xiaomi.eu.

All mods are performed above old installation (not fresh install).

My Setup:

Stage1+Stage2+ limit cpu freq. (Stage2)+New boot.img+A lot of apps (40) frozen with AppQuarantine

Still have MIUI Launcher & Themes.

I change default browser, player, gallery, archive explorer, mail, etc...
[Redmi Note 2 General] mikkelson:
I followed all instructions and did all the way anorexic edition but my phone came unstable and hangouts app example kept closing.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
Keep your eye on the original 3 posts, I have edited a little and a few times.

[MENTION=6199310]Xabadou[/MENTION] Did you notice any difference when you installed the modified 7.1.4 boot image over the original 7.1.1?
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] Good resource - it will help others understand what gets changed. I will put a reference to it in OPs.
[MENTION=4698415]mikkelson[/MENTION] More info please. What ROM did you start with, what tools did you use to delete /freeze /clean etc along the way. What Gapps package installed? Did you restore apps? The process will leave you unstable only if something is overlooked. Do a Dalvik and Cache wipe after the process to see if it becomes stable.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Xabadou:
Kernel based on 7.1.4 is better than 7.1.1,

I am testing modded sMiui 7.1.3 (7.1.4 is not multilanguage) on dirty install above my 7.1.1 (no data wiped) and all woks fine.

Battery comsumption is very good.

I still have 46% battery after install new rom.

Last complete charge was in thursday night.

I am very impressed.

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I am testing this rom:

-sMiui 7.1.3 without any mod (base rom). Baidu Location and some tweaks in build.prop removed.

-Kernel based on 7.1.4..

-01_tweaks with cpu limit 1781000.

-Modem p37 from 5.10.22 weekly rom.

-ClearMotion.

This remix works very good!
[Redmi Note 2 General] hr21:
Hi All,

I'm in the EU and it looks as though I need to get the Hermes ROM for my redmi note 2, is this right? It's only on 7.1.1 though?
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
Surely you mean 80

6

000?
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
Thanks [MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] Yes that is a typo now corrected. I hope people spotted that error - I don't know how long that has been like that?

That value is from my other phone which is MTK6753. It has all the same stock "features" like built in ear wax softener:D
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5255952]hr21[/MENTION] Hermes is referring to the hardware platform for which the software is written. Both Redmi Note 2 models are "Hermes". i.e. you already have MIUI 7.1.1 EU software for the Hermes platform.

If you are on 7.1.1 at the moment, you could start by just updating with the boot.img from post #18 rather than downloading a whole 7.1.3 ROM. I expect that 7.1.4 will be available in a global version shortly so not much point in downloading 7.1.3 now. You will need TWRP recovery installed or know how to use fastboot to flash a new recovery and the new boot.img.
[Redmi Note 2 General] hr21:
sound advice, thanks - i have twrp installed and rooted - how would I flash the boot.img onto my 7.1.1 rom?
[Redmi Note 2 General] vermillions:
jajk here is my backup from disable services so you can see what I have left installed and disabled, if you do decide to reinstall and test.

ps. Great find on the music player widget.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
Wow, themes are so cool but take so much ram. The one I'm using is taking about 400 more mb than the last theme I used (I don't even want to know the total). Was getting about 1.1 gb free, now I'm at around 700 mb. Really selling my soul for this theme, sheesh.
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
That's why I went back to the default theme. In any case, if your phone is not slowing down or getting laggy, etc., there is no need to worry about reported free RAM. Linux memory management is efficient, and I would only worry if the system is consistently getting underperforming due to memory constraints.
[Redmi Note 2 General] algida79:
:eek:

At least, does it make you coffee in the morning? How about taking the kids to school? 400MB, Jesus!
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
Maybe we should be discussing skinny themes as well? :D
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
Yeah let's hope it's not degrading anything (especially battery). I can only imagine what it would do to someone who hadn't skinnified.

Also, just deleted greenify. Does that app actually do anything noticeable for the battery? I'll be testing my battery tomorrow.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=1915382]vermillions[/MENTION] Thanks. I have re-installed from scratch, this time leaving Xiaomi Services Framework alone.

It is a real trick to get XMPush not starting but I have done it much the same as your backup file indicates. I will run it for a while as-is to see how well it stays dead.

Modem files v24p52 install and work without problem but are not an instant fix for no sim, no service errors. Miui is self-aware - if you poke it enough, it retaliates:p

[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] Welcome to the club of people who have deleted Greenify after finding it next to useless.

The notion of themes on Skinny ROMs is a juxtaposition but so is running MIUI Launcher I guess:confused:
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
Miui is SkyNet ? :eek:

My conception of skinnifying is removal of unnecessary/useless bloat. For the moment, themes seem to be useful (if you don't like the default). However, having tried various themes, and having always returned to default (and removing the new themes) I am beginning to wonder whether themes are that useful.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Qulox:
I had the problem of miui not recognizing my 64gb SD card, tried formatting it to ext4 using twrp but I keep getting errors, so I used Redmi Note 2 Tools from the play store to format it to ext4 and that solved it. Though I don't know if it may apply to you case.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
Anyone got a working link to 4x4, 4x5 notification grid modification?

Never-mind - sorted it
[Redmi Note 2 General] Adam Hui:
Usually i use Mini Partition Tool for windows & it's easy done. But since my card reader is lost, i tried to do it from rn2.

Yep, i was curious for xmister rn2 tool to do it, i'll try, but still doubt about my 2 partition (fat32 & ext4) whether it can be merged to a ext4 8gb partition.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
Post #4 now has a link to files needed to modify the quick start grid size 4x4 4x5 or 5x4 and you can make any other combo you want - read the instructions and figure it out yourself - it ain't rocket surgery;)

Wow!!! Skinny technology is turning up everywhere with hardly an acknowledgement or credit to the origins of the work:good:

I should host my files on a profit making ad site maybe.......
[Redmi Note 2 General] Adam Hui:
It's about quick setting panel, right? How about homescreen?

Extremly instead it i suggest u to make a profit for ur tapping finger to a spamming ads insurance sites...:cool: :))
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
Xenlei acceleration is still pestering me. If I want to download something off the internet it asks if I would like to download using the accelerator, and if I say no (the options are "OK" and "cancel" ) it doesn't download.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=4666525]Adam Hui[/MENTION] Homescreen don't need it, I can set up to 5x7 in the launcher I use and it doesn't eat all the memory:victory::victory::victory:

I think I went past the homescreen mods today and ignored it thinking that nobody would want that.......

Try this for homescreen mods

https://mega.nz/#F!yJdkxbBa!WSIqrhwUQwD7qjzxOuo1Yw

On skinnying Themes.....

Assuming you are running the theme located here........

Go to /system/media and start by getting rid of any unused and disliked lockscreens and wallpapers.

Next go into /system/media/theme/miui_mod_icons and go berserk deleting icons for things you will never use.

It doesn't seem like much of a saving but it all adds up - extra speed comes from having fewer files for the O.S to manage as well as the freed up space.

[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] Do you have Xiaomi apps frozen instead of deleted by any chance?
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
Open the "Downloads" app, go the Settings, and disable Xunlei download engine.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] I have already done this, but it asks me if I want to use it anyways, and if I don't I can't download stuff off the internet.

[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] which xiaomi apps would cause this? I have deleted most of them. Can I delete the downloads app/install a stock Android one?
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
That is strange. SkyNet bites back! :mad:

PS: have you removed the size limit on the downloads?
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] As if the Chinese would name their defense system the same as the USA....

[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] Don't delete Download apps. Replace the stock browser perhaps???

I'm about to add some missed out libs to the delete list so take a look later.

Anyone trying the homescreen mods? I don't have Miui Home Launcher so can't test but they should work - they are linked from xda thread:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/deve...9iu-4-8-11-t2946540/post65132040#post65132040
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] Their defence system is called Miui :p

Sorry, I don't use the stock launcher, so I can't test your mods. You might want to add these to your delete list (if jejeen is deleted):

/system/app/jjcontainer/ - delete folder

/system/app/jjhome/ - delete folder

/system/app/jjknowledge/ - delete folder

/system/app/jjstore/ - delete folder
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] I have added those to the delete files list. MIUI = Most Irritating & Useless Inclusion
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
With regard to the "Audio On" wakelock (aka AudioMix Wakelock) reported bt GSAM, I found this somewhere in this forum: "The nexus 6 had the same wakelock and most of us got rid of it by unchecking " use NuPlayer" in developer options". I have now unchecked that option, and will see over the next day or so whether it resolves the problem.

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As for replacement file managers, I have whittled down the shortlist to "Amaze", and "Cabinet" (nice interface, no dialling home, etc). I can't seem to choose between them. Neither of them has network functionality, which means also keeping another file manager for that purpose.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
Yup, no size limit and accelerator in downloads is off, but apparently no downloads for me without it. Definitely skynet! :0

I deleted all the icons in /system/media/theme/miui_mod_icons without many changes to my current icons because I'm using a different icon theme, so they for the most part replaced the standard icons anyways.

On another note, clearing applications also clears my alarm, which kinda sucks. Other than locking the alarm app in memory, is there a way for it to avoid being cleared (become a system/xiaomi skynet ;) app)?

Edit: I should probably put this in a different form but I don't know what other ones are as active as this one. Mainly wondering if anyone else noticed this.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
Froze permission manager and com.Android.quicksearchbox with no ill effects. Are these deletable? Would a list of freezable apps be helpful on post 3?
[Redmi Note 2 General] Xabadou:
I always delete quicksearchbox, no bad effects for me.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] I thought Amaze had that problem of not displaying some files? I used it for a while - nice interface but gave it the flick after not being able to change ownership (I think). Tell me if this has changed.

I will have a look at Cabinet too.

[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] Quicksearchbox can be deleted no problem. Permission Manager needs to stay intact - it is part of Skynet:)

I assume you have a third party alarm app (not the stock Clock)? You can selectively kill apps in task manager but that would be a pain. Turn the alarm app into a system app perhaps?
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] turning the alarm into a system app worked surprisingly well. Thanks!
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] Amaze filemanager & Solid Explorer both have the problem of not showing all files. Won't look at Cabinet after all - In App purchases put me off.

[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] Best of luck with the remaining Xunlei problem. You can blame Opera for that. They are on selling their technology to allcomers now they have experimented for long enough on the innocent.

Do let us know if you solve that issue.

For anyone building their own boot images.....

I retested a couple of skinnyfied boot images based on 7.2.10 and 7.2.30. They are noticeably slower, consume more memory and have higher idle activity than 7.1.4.

I think all later boot images are shared with the reno3 so the kernel carries extra weight for fingerprint services and locked bootloader.

I noticed some chatter about being locked out of phones running the later boot images so be warned and aware of this.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
Never say never....

Version 2 final boot.img uploaded.

Changes:

remove duplication of creation of usbotg folders

remove service su daemon startup

remove legacy symlink sdcard1-->sdcard2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwdRTuyj12_ydFQtbDUtMlYxYjg/view?usp=sharing
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
I already dispensed with Cabinet. Amaze has shown all my files so far, but has no network access. The search continues for the "right" mixture of features+interface ...

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It seems that this has fixed the "Audio On" (AudioMix) wakelock. It hasn't resurfaced.:victory:
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] The instant test for the filemanager is to go to /system/bin and see how many files you have called tiny*.*

If you only see one, then it has the bug. A whole load of filemanagers must be based on the same code that gives them this weird bug.

I am forcing myself to use Total Commander - it works without fault but the interface is a handful....so when you find an Ad-free, In App purchase free, non-spying filemanager that is easy to use and sees 3 files starting with tiny, I'll be in on that:)
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
I can see tiny_mkswap, tiny_swapoff, and tiny_swapon :confused:
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] Can Amaze also change owner of files now? It does have a user friendly interface.

I have been doing a bit of testing into why some files like those three disappear (and occasionally reappear). Surely all these root filemanagers can't be faulty?

What the files have in common, is that the checksum cannot be determined when queried but........ if you rename the files, they stay visible and what's more, work again.

Some may have noticed that zram had stopped working in 7.2.30 but if you rename the tiny files to teeny instead and adjust the init.d script accordingly, everything works again.

There was also a folder that disappeared, [MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] do you remember which one?

My theory is that since MIUI (aka SkyNet) hijacks the zram function to use for its own mcd service that discriminates against non-Xiaomi apps, it takes steps to punish users who dare disable it.

I seem to remember that the humans won the war in the end:)
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] I can't find any way to change file ownership with Amaze. I think the disappearing folder was /dev/block/ - Amaze can see it, but Cheetah Mobile File Manager still can't.

PS: zram works for me (with 7.2.30). And, yes, we shall defeat SkyNet!
[Redmi Note 2 General] insestito:
this work on CM12.1 ? I think not, but also ask you
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
xposed is breaking some video players (mostly online and crunchyroll) for me, and I am wondering if anyone else is having this problem (using 7.2.3.0). This has happened on every clean install I've done of xposed on miui (I've tried a bunch of different versions), so to me it seems related to miui.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=1928598]insestito[/MENTION] This boot.img is not for CM12.1 but I made a version for vova.vafin AOSP that will work (removed Miui specific bits). It is slightly outdated now so I will make a new one and post it on this thread - so not to abuse vova's thread. Watch this space.

[MENTION=5850987]DarthJabba9[/MENTION] I ditched Amaze since I could not change ownership quite some time ago - shame I really liked the rest of it.

[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] I assume you installed the special version of Xposed for Miui? Haven't tried it myself.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
This skinnied boot image is for AOSP based ROMs not MIUI. It works on vova.vafin's AOSP and likely to work on all CM12.1 as well. Remember I do not put tweaks in the boot.img so you may loose tweaks that were present in other boot.imgs. It has built in init.d support.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwdRTuyj12_yNk1JcXNRbmV1RG8/view?usp=sharing

Enjoy and report back with your experiences:)
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] Ya, special version. xposed framework solar warez v80 fixed edition. I can link it here if you want.

Also, fixed the download accelerator problem for me. I used DisableServices to disable downloadsettingsproviderservice in download manager. Whenever I download something it still asks if I want to use xunlei accelerator, but when I select yes, it doesn't turn acceleration on. I guess it's kinda just a work around, but it works well enough if anyone else has this problem.
[Redmi Note 2 General] jajk:
[MENTION=7150090]Sleepy_Augie[/MENTION] What you are seeing with the Xunlei accelerator is not normal. Did you accidentally enable it at some stage? It may be irreversible once enabled unless you can find a magic setting somewhere???

If you are wondering..... XMPush activity log is found here: /data/data/com.xiaomi.xmsf/files/xmsf.log
[Redmi Note 2 General] Sleepy_Augie:
[MENTION=5952980]jajk[/MENTION] ahhh! did you defeat xmpush? Your post was there a minute ago, and then it disappeared. were you wrong? I already downloaded and applied the two files.